Idioms to describe people 1
Quiz
Someone who turns up at parties without being invited to them is a ___________ .
- road hog
- daredevil
- gatecrasher
- whizz kid
Someone who has a lot more capabilities that he or she shows or that people are aware of is a ___________ .
- guinea pig
- blackleg
- dark horse
- lame duck
Someone who spoils the atmosphere or prevents others from enjoying themselves by being very boring and negative about everything is a __________ .
- wet blanket
- pain in the neck
- lame duck
- blackleg
Someone who is a failure or weak in some way and has to be helped by others is a __________ .
- wet blanket
- quinea pig
- lame duck
- blackleg
Someone who carries on working when his fellow-workers are on strike is a __________ .
- big shot
- blackleg
- busybody
- dark horse
Someone who always wants to know about other people's private lives is a __________ .
- chatterbox
- pain in the neck
- gatecrasher
- busybody
Someone who likes taking dangerous risks is a _________ .
- road hog
- daredevil
- wet blanket
- guinea pig
A wife who is alone because her husband is temporarily away is a __________ .
- chatterbox
- busybody
- grass widow
- dark horse
Someone who is used as a subject in medical or other experiments is a __________ .
- guinea pig
- daredevil
- grass widow
- busybody
A very careless and selfish driver is a __________ .
- daredevil
- pain in the neck
- road hog
- whizz kid
A very important or influential person is a _________ .
- dark horse
- big shot
- daredevil
- guinea pig
Someone who is a real nuisance and most people can't stand him or her is a _________ .
- wet blanket
- pain in the neck
- chatterbox
- road hog
Someone who can't stop talking is a __________ .
- busybody
- lame duck
- wet blanket
- chatterbox
Someone with lots of modern ideas, energy and enthusiasm and who achieves a lot while young is a __________ .
- blackleg
- whizz kid
- big shot
- busybody